Total U.S. Pet Industry Expenditures (billions)
2009 $45.4 Est.
2008 $43.2
2007 $41.2
2006 $38.5
2005 $36.3
2004 $34.4
2003 $32.4
2002 $29.5
2001 $28.5
1998 $23
1996 $21
1994 $17
Estimated 2009 Sales within the U.S. Market
For 2009, it estimated that $45.4 billion will be spent on our pets in the U.S.
Breakdown:
Food $17.4 billion
Supplies/OTC Medicine $10.2 billion
Vet Care $12.2 billion
Live animal purchases $2.2 billion
Pet Services: grooming & boarding $3.4 billion
Now, take a look at these facts about Argentina, conveiently collected by the CIA:
GDP (official exchange rate): $338.7 billion (2008 est.)
Population: 40,913,584 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 25.6% (male 5,369,477/female 5,122,260)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 12,961,725/female 13,029,265)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,819,057/female 2,611,800) (2009 est.)
So, by my quick calculations, the GDP attributable to Argentinian women between the ages of 15 and 64 is approximately $107 billion. It's probably a bit higher given the maintenance. Furthermore, according to wikipedia, the population of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area is approximately 13 million, or around 32% of the total. This means that, roughly speaking, we could maintain the entire porteña population for approximately what it costs us to keep our pets. This is, of course, not meant to imply a comparison in kind, and merely represents some quick back of the envelope statistics.
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